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Made-in-Saskatchewan satellite heading to orbit on SpaceX rocket
Sean Maw, principal investigator at the University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering, shows a 3D model of the RADSAT-SK cube satellite developed by students, including Rylee Moody, middle and Arliss Sidlowski, right. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
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Canada’s bank earnings, job vacancies and Michael Sabia’s new job: Must-read business and investing stories
Royal Bank of Canada reports its second-quarter results on Thursday. A woman walks past a Royal Bank of Canada sign in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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New Brunswick premier calls for calm amid review of policy on sexual orientation in schools
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivers the State of the Province address in Fredericton, N.B. on Thursday, February 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray
life
UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest
The UBC sign is pictured at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor, who died on Mount Everest on May 25. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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First Nation in B.C. signs deal with developer to reclaim land, language - and a share of prosperity
Paulina Taekema, Indigenous culture student support worker, rear, helps grade 1 and kindergarten students with carrying a cedar strip near Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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Latest GOP 2024 hopeful DeSantis ‘blazing a trail’ on book bans in Republican-controlled states
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, May 13, 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa. DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk on Wednesday, May 24. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Have a high-school diploma? Canada has a job for you
February 8, 2008 - A help wanted sign is posted in the window at "World of Posters" on Yonge St. Story regarding how employment reports out of Canada and the US couldnêt have been more different. Canadian employers created 46,400 jobs last month, quadruple forecasts, sending the jobless rate to a 33-year low and the loonie back to parity. Construction companies, architect firms and even factories boosted payrolls. Charla Jones/Globe and Mail
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More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec auditor general Guylaine Leclerc presents her annual report, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Advocates, teacher unions call for free school breakfast, lunch for Ontario students
Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce waits for his introduction before speaking to the media at an Etobicoke library, in Toronto, Sunday, April 16, 2023. A group of 14 advocacy groups, organizations and teachers' unions are calling on the government of Ontario to provide free breakfast and lunch meals for all students in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Halifax education workers strike continues
A classroom at John MacNeil Elementary School in Dartmouth, N.S., is shown on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Nova Scotia is lifting the mask mandate in the province’s public schools beginning Tuesday. CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Survey shows widespread reluctance to accept senior positions at Ontario school boards
A school bus arrives at Patrick Fogarty High School in Orillia, Ont. on Sept 10 2020. Today marked the return of students to the school, with only grade 9 students attending today. Some students were bussed in from around the school district. Rural area schools face obstacles that arenÕt as much an issue in larger urban centres.
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Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools
Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville responds to the Opposition during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its prayer room ban in public schools, arguing it violates their right to freedom of religion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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More than 300 TDSB students involved in violent incidents this year, report says
A grade two classroom is shown at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Six school boards in Toronto, York Region, and Peel Region will be returning to in-person classes after a stretch of online learning that began in January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
On mental health education, Ontario is now in a class of its own
The Editorial Board
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Controversy after Quebec teachers replace Mother’s Day with celebration of parents
A woman poses between rows of tulips at the Abbotsford Tulip Festival at Lakeland Flowers, in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Swim programs at several Toronto elementary and high schools in jeopardy
Toronto, April 09 2008 Grade 10 students take their physical education class in the pool at Riverdale Collegiate Institute on Gerrard Ave., Toronto. This pool is one of 23 school pools scheduled to close in June. Photo by: Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail
opinion
School report cards should be clear, not confusing
Michael Zwaagstra
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UBC research finds employee turnover causes ripple effect
A man carries bags of groceries while walking through a deserted Metropolis at Metrotown shopping mall in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, April 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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School boards are targeting special education students in shift to inclusive classes, parents say
Theresa McMahon, left, poses for a portrait with her son Callum outside of their home in Brampton, ON on April 16th, 2023. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
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Pitching in: Funding scholarships for high school students
USE TWO COLUMN ONLY --Barbara Lemaire Chair RAYS- Resources for Area Youth Success with several 2023 RAYS recipients- Libby Millsap, Rory Duffy and Marty Hewitt. Libby, rory and marty are left to right Barbara Lemaire and volunteers with RAYS Resources for Area Youth Success, in Creemore, Ont. They raise around $100,000 to fund scholarships for around 20 high school students annually. Barbara is the board chair. Pitching in